nah let’s not make out that Ron wasn’t sly. He tried to put ideas in Tom’s head like the devil on his shoulder, making out that Samie would have lads on her like flies on shit and he felt like she’d switch. And no, contrary to some people I’ve seen saying otherwise, I don’t think this was him having Tom’s back. He was trying to encourage Tom to distrust Samie although he had absolutely no reason to, so he’d fuck things up. And why would he want Tom to fuck things up with Samie? Because he wanted Samie himself, but came to the conclusion that he’d be better off and safer if he stuck with Lana. Just because he “chose” Lana doesn’t mean he doesn’t still fancy the pants off Samie.
Then, when it came out he’d been encouraging the boys, he lied to Samie’s face saying he didn’t do anything. He’s fake, he’s calculated and he’s nasty. That was not “looking out for his mate.” Making your friend feel insecure and like he’s not worthy of the beautiful girl who clearly really likes him back is not being a good mate. Maybe if Samie had previously shown any inkling of being untrustworthy I’d accept it - but she didn’t do anything to make anyone think that. Ron tried to make Tom insecure and put doubts in his head because deep down he’s jealous he isn’t with her. He might be happy with Lana, but Samie is the “trophy” of the villa.